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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 21, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 21, 1996 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 21, 1996 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 21, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Osvaldo Fernandez |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Trachsel |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 28,065 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Wally Bell 2B: Tom Hallion 3B: Jerry Crawford |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Marvin Benard | Center Fielder |
Robby Thompson | Second Baseman |
Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
Mark Carreon | First Baseman |
Glenallen Hill | Right Fielder |
Shawon Dunston | Shortstop |
Steve Scarsone | Third Baseman |
Steve Decker | Catcher |
Osvaldo Fernandez | Pitcher |
Dusty Baker | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
Todd Haney | Second Baseman |
Mark Grace | First Baseman |
Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
Luis Gonzalez | Left Fielder |
Scott Servais | Catcher |
Leo Gomez | Third Baseman |
Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
Steve Trachsel | Pitcher |
Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 21, 1996
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Trachsel
Benard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Trachsel
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Trachsel
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Haney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Fernandez
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Haney vs. Fernandez
There goes McRae. The throw from Decker and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Haney vs. Fernandez
Haney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McRae moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Grace vs. Fernandez
Grace hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Benard. Grace reaches second base with a double. McRae scores. Haney moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Sosa vs. Fernandez
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Fernandez
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hill. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Haney scores. Grace scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Servais vs. Fernandez
Servais is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Fernandez
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carreon fields it and throws to second for the out. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Sanchez vs. Fernandez
Sanchez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carreon vs. Trachsel
Carreon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Carreon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Hill vs. Trachsel
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Dunston vs. Trachsel
Dunston hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scarsone vs. Trachsel
Scarsone hits a fly ball into left field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trachsel vs. Fernandez
Trachsel strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Fernandez
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Fernandez
Haney strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Decker vs. Trachsel
Decker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Trachsel
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Benard vs. Trachsel
Benard strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Trachsel
Thompson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Decker moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Bonds vs. Trachsel
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Haney fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Haney. Decker scores. Thompson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carreon vs. Trachsel
Carreon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Trachsel
Hill hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Fernandez
Grace hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hill. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Fernandez
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Dunston. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Fernandez
Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Servais vs. Fernandez
Servais hits a fly ball into right field. Hill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grace tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gomez vs. Fernandez
Fernandez fires to first and picks off Sosa. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Trachsel
Dunston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Scarsone vs. Trachsel
Scarsone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Decker vs. Trachsel
Decker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Haney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Fernandez
Gomez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Fernandez
Sanchez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. Sanchez reaches second base with a double. Gomez moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Trachsel vs. Fernandez
Trachsel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Decker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
McRae vs. Fernandez
McRae hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Haney vs. Fernandez
Haney strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Trachsel
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Trachsel
Benard hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Trachsel
Thompson bunts towards the mound. Trachsel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Fernandez
Grace hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Benard. Grace reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Sosa vs. Fernandez
Sosa hits a line drive into center field. Benard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Grace moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Fernandez
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grace scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Fernandez
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards second. Thompson scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Trachsel
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Carreon vs. Trachsel
The ball gets by Servais for a passed ball. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Carreon vs. Trachsel
Carreon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Trachsel
Hill hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bonds scores. Carreon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Dunston vs. Perez
Mike Perez now pitching.
Dunston hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carreon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Scarsone vs. Perez
Scarsone bunts towards the mound. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. Carreon scores. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Decker vs. Perez
Decker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hall vs. Perez
Mel Hall pinch hits for Osvaldo Fernandez.
Hall hits a popup towards third. Gomez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Juden
Jeff Juden now pitching.
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Juden
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Juden
Robin Jennings pinch hits for Mike Perez.
Jennings hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Adams
Terry Adams now pitching.
Benard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Haney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Adams
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Haney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Adams
Bonds hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Juden
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Haney vs. Juden
Haney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Juden
Grace hits a line drive into center field. Benard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Juden
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Carreon vs. Adams
Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Adams
Hill strikes out. Servais drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hill out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dunston vs. Adams
Dunston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gomez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gomez. Dunston moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scarsone vs. Adams
The ball gets by Servais for a passed ball. Dunston moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Scarsone vs. Adams
Scarsone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Decker vs. Adams
Decker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dunston scores. Scarsone moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Adams
Matt Williams pinch hits for Jeff Juden.
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Timmons vs. Creek
Doug Creek now pitching. Ozzie Timmons pinch hits for Luis Gonzalez.
Timmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Creek
Servais hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Benard. Servais reaches second base with a double. Timmons goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Dewey
Mark Dewey now pitching.
Gomez hits a line drive into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bullett vs. Dewey
Scott Bullett pinch hits for Rey Sanchez.
Bullett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Servais moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Sandberg vs. Dewey
Ryne Sandberg pinch hits for Terry Adams.
There goes Bullett. The throw from Decker and he is safe. Bullett steals second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Sandberg vs. Dewey
Sandberg strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
McRae vs. Dewey
McRae is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Haney vs. Beck
Rod Beck now pitching.
Haney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dunston fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Patterson
Bob Patterson now pitching. Ozzie Timmons now playing left field. Ryne Sandberg now playing second base. Todd Haney now playing shortstop.
Benard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Patterson
Thompson bunts towards first. Grace scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. Benard moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Patterson
Bonds is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Carreon vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching. Jose Hernandez now playing shortstop.
Carreon hits a line drive into left field. Timmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Wendell
Hill hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Beck
Grace hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Beck
Sosa hits a popup towards short. Dunston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Timmons vs. Beck
Timmons strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/21/1996 -- San Francisco at Chicago (D) San Francisco AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Benard M, cf 4 0 0 0 McRae B, cf 3 1 0 0 Thompson R, 2b 4 1 2 0 Haney T, 2b-ss 5 1 2 0 Bonds B, lf 3 2 0 0 Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0 Carreon M, 1b 4 2 2 3 Grace M, 1b 5 3 3 1 Hill G, rf 5 0 1 1 Sosa S, rf 5 0 0 0 Dunston S, ss 3 1 0 0 Gonzalez L, lf 3 0 2 3 Scarsone S, 3b 2 0 0 1 Timmons O, ph-lf 1 1 0 0 Decker S, c 2 1 1 1 Servais S, c 2 0 1 2 Fernandez O, p 2 0 0 0 Gomez L, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hall M, ph 1 0 0 0 Sanchez R, ss 3 0 1 0 Juden J, p 0 0 0 0 Bullett S, ph 1 0 1 0 Williams M, ph 1 0 0 0 Patterson B, p 0 0 0 0 Creek D, p 0 0 0 0 Hernandez J, ss 0 0 0 0 Dewey M, p 0 0 0 0 Trachsel S, p 2 0 0 0 Beck R, p 0 0 0 0 Perez M, p 0 0 0 0 Jennings R, ph 1 0 0 0 Adams T, p 0 0 0 0 Sandberg R, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 7 6 6 36 6 11 6 San Francisco 004 002 010 -- 7 Chicago 301 010 010 -- 6 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Fernandez O (W) 5.0 8 5 4 1 5 Juden J 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 Creek D* 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 Dewey M 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 Beck R (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Trachsel S (L)+ 5.0 5 6 2 4 3 Perez M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Adams T 2.0 1 1 0 1 2 Patterson B 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 Wendell T 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th + Pitched to 3 batters in 6th E -- Haney T, Dunston S, Gomez L DP -- San Francisco 1, Chicago 2 LOB -- San Francisco 7, Chicago 8 2B -- Grace M 3, Gonzalez L, Carreon M, Sanchez R, Servais S HR -- Carreon M SB -- McRae B, Bullett S SH -- Scarsone S, Thompson R SF -- Servais S HBP -- by Fernandez O (Servais S) PB -- Servais S 2 T -- 3:16 A -- 28065
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